15 Minutes with Jeroo Billimoria

By SSIR editor

Interview with Jeroo Billimoria, Indian social entrepreneur.

Steppenwolf’s New Stage

By Tony Proscio & Clara Miller

A theater ensemble transforms into a company with a bottom line.

Head of the Class

By Pehr Luedtke

Eastside Prep balances support and structure in a school for low-income minority students.

Nonprofits

15 Minutes with John Seffrin

By SSIR Editors

Interview with John Seffrin, CEO of the American Cancer Society.

Is Foundation Grantmaking Biased?

By Chris McGarry

Social movement and grassroots organizations left in the cold.

Government

The Problem with Bowling Alone

By Vinay Jain

Respect, local community involvement, and identity politics.

Not-So-Starving Artists

By Vinay Jain

Artists for Humanity students are also employees.

Nonprofits

Reel Impact

By David Whiteman

Over the past decade, nonprofit organizations have increasingly made independent documentary film and video projects a central component of their campaigns for social and political change.

Bank on It

By Ken Yamada

Individual development accounts, special savings accounts for the poor that provide matching dollars, are helping people escape from poverty.